CVE-2008-1442

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Published Jun 12, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 38.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the substringData method in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 and 7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, related to an unspecified manipulation of a DOM object before a call to this method, aka the "HTML Objects Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 38.8% (38.835% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121380194923597&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/30575
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3934
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020225
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493253/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29556
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1778
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-039/
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5720

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Jun 12, 2008, 1:30 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:24 AM
Reserved: Mar 21, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 12, 2008, 2:32 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:51 PM

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